Ayanna Howard is one of Atlanta magazine’s 2017 Women Making a Mark, a distinction reserved for a select group of women working to grow and strengthen the metro Atlanta community. Howard is profiled in this month's issue of Atlanta magazine and will be recognized at a luncheon on June 9 with her fellow honorees.

Howard was chosen for this award for her outstanding work in robotics research and education at Georgia Tech, where she is the Linda J. and Mark C. Smith Chair Professor in the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). The award also recognizes her establishment of Zyrobotics, a startup company spun out of research originating from her lab.

Read more at the following links:

Howard on the 2017 Women Making a Mark section on the Atlanta magazine website (includes article and video): http://www.atlantamagazine.com/women-making-a-mark/ayanna-howard/

Howard's fellow 2017 Women Making a Mark honorees:  http://www.atlantamagazine.com/women-making-mark/

Howard Chosen for Atlanta Magazine Honor (published on the ECE website, March 20, 2017): https://www.ece.gatech.edu/news/588980/howard-chosen-atlanta-magazine-honor